Another Deer Down

[Geezy]

I love gathering my own food. 

Got one tag left and 27 days to fill it. 

[Carburetor]

Did you scare her to death? Looks unharmed.

Interestingly, here in Finland a 223 does not kill whitetail. It has to be at least 243.

I don´t know why I have not hunted much lately. Just did not feel like it.

[Orweller]

On 12/23/2024 at 6:05 PM, Geezy said:

I love gathering my own food. 

Got one tag left and 27 days to fill it. 

Can't hunt with a 30 round magazine? What round do you hunt with? I've got a S&W Sport II 5.56, but that is my post-alarm system rather than a hunting rifle. Maybe one of these days I'll go hunting. Amazing catch and congratulations. I like your hunting updates. I've bagged a handful of groundhogs over the summer but merely because they were a pest and were digging under the foundation of my shed. Did not eat them. 

[Geezy]

27 minutes ago, Carburetor said:

Did you scare her to death? Looks unharmed.

Interestingly, here in Finland a 223 does not kill whitetail. It has to be at least 243.

I don´t know why I have not hunted much lately. Just did not feel like it.

Lol, no, it was a clean entry and no exit. Bullet dumped all of its energy into her. She dropped in her tracks. I also try to take clean pictures when I can. 
The 5.56 or .223 are quite capable of taking whitetail. It all comes down to shot placement and the type of bullet you use. 
Nothing survives this heart shot with a 5.56. 

I’ve taken a lot of deer and hogs with 5.56 but  the deer in my post was taken with a 6.5 Grendel. It’s a great deer cartridge to use in the AR platform. 
 

[Geezy]

23 minutes ago, Orweller said:

Can't hunt with a 30 round magazine? What round do you hunt with? I've got a S&W Sport II 5.56, but that is my post-alarm system rather than a hunting rifle. Maybe one of these days I'll go hunting. Amazing catch and congratulations. I like your hunting updates. I've bagged a handful of groundhogs over the summer but merely because they were a pest and were digging under the foundation of my shed. Did not eat them. 

Yes I can hunt with any size magazine I want. We still have our freedom here in Texas. I just choose to use a ten round mag. The big magazines just get in the way. 
As I said in the previous post this particular gun is a 6.5 Grendel. It’s shooting a 123 gn Hornady ELDM bullet. I have both factory and hand loads. 
When I use my 5.56 I’m feeding it a soft nose bullet in anywhere from 62 to 77 grains. I have a fast twist barrel and it does well at stabilizing the heavier bullets and the get good penetration and fast kills. 

[Carburetor]

2 hours ago, Geezy said:

As I said in the previous post this particular gun is a 6.5 Grendel.

6.5 in various forms has been getting popular here,too. Good bullets are available from several manufacturers.

I don´t have a 6.5 but I reload for 14 calibers, 22-250 to 470 NE. I have also been casting bullets (mostly for larger,slower calibers) since the 90´s.

[Orweller]

5 hours ago, Geezy said:

We still have our freedom here in Texas.

I should have known this. You can hop in a helicopter, wrapped in the American flag, using that as a parachute, as you shoot a critter with a minigun. 

[Geezy]

57 minutes ago, Orweller said:

I should have known this. You can hop in a helicopter, wrapped in the American flag, using that as a parachute, as you shoot a critter with a minigun. 

Absolutely true but man, it’s expensive. 
 

Hog hunting as we speak. 

Edited 14 hours ago by Geezy

[Orweller]

12 minutes ago, Geezy said:

Absolutely true but man, it’s expensive. 
 

Hog hunting as we speak. 

Scary looking rifle sir, is that one of those assault thingies? Hehe. 

[Geezy]

The animals find it very assaulting.

[Orweller]

9 hours ago, Geezy said:

The animals find it very assaulting.

As soon as we got constitutional carry here in Ohio, that is when I got one. A Glock 42 for IWB carry, and a little Walther PPK for the fun.